Rupee up 13 paise against dollar in morning trade

Mumbai: The rupee gained 13 paise to 60.97 against the dollar in morning trade on Tuesday at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on increased selling of US currency amid a higher opening in the domestic equity market.

On Monday, the rupee rose by 25 paise to end at 61.10 against the greenback on fresh selling of dollars by exporters and banks, in line with other Asian currencies helped by upbeat trade data from china.